Must be Good Enough

When I told my coworkers I got that interview, at least one of them pointed out that this is a good sign that my resume doesn't suck. Good point- if I can be getting interviews for jobs I am not especially qualified for- well, just watch out when I find a good match!

I decided to go to the interview, and scheduled it for as soon as possible. Which was actually this afternoon. I didn't want to have time to develop any kind of nervousness, which only worked to an extent. I was nervous. Which is funny, really.

I was interviewed by a current fellow, a kid who is barely one year out of college and majored in environmental policy. He told me how cool the fellowship was, and I asked him some hard questions, and he asked me some pretty standard questions (what are your long term goals, how have you dealt with adversity...) and when I asked him what the rest of the interview process was like (since this was conspicuously called the First Interview), he offered me a chance to go to the second interview. Yeah, I must be good at interviewing!

Now, it is quite clear to me that this is a great opportunity to learn some things I don't think I want to know (there is lots of formal Activist Training), for a cause I care about. There are lots of reasons I can't accept this position, and plenty of reasons I am sure I can interview well for it. However, the second interview is a day long workshop (is that even an interview anymore?) in two weeks, in Philadelphia (6 hours from here). I told my interviewer I would let him know if I was available for that date, but I think I should tell him I am no longer interested in the position. Is there a polite way to do that?

I've got a to schedule a phone interview for another job I don't think I should take in Wisconsin, but I might be able to convince them to pay me more, so I'll get back to you about that. This is good incentive to start applying to jobs I actually want now. My resume is hot!